Patents by Inventor Karlyn A. Schnapp

Karlyn A. Schnapp has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • 1,4 dihydrodioxins and related compounds as DNA cleaving reagents
    Patent number: 6018058
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a class of 1,4-dihydrodioxin masked quinone compounds which are useful as DNA or RNA cleaving reagents. These compounds may additionally include moieties which target the compounds to specific base sequences on the DNA or RNA molecule to permit site-specific cleavage. The process for using these compounds in a UV or short wavelength visible light-activated reaction for cleaving DNA, as well as pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds, are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2000
    Assignee: University of Cincinnati
    Inventors: Robert M. Wilson, Karlyn A. Schnapp, Andreas Harsch, Stephen J. Keller, Donna J. Schlemm